A/N: I had a terrible time uploading this. For some reason kept posting Chapter 9. Anyhoo, here's the bonus scene. It was meant as a flashback in the second chapter but really didn't fit in.
It was the morning after the proposal. I wanted to get the intimidating task of telling Mum about my and Niles' life-changing decision before going to Elliot Bay Towers to take care of Martin. The sooner it was over with the better. I found Mum in Niles' study. She'd just finished the morning paper and was muttering something about how ridiculous she thought American politics were. I secretly thought it was a silly thing to get worked up about. Then again, she complained about everything.
"Mum I have an announcement to make," I said, managing to keep my voice steady.
"Make it fast," she said, dismissive as always. "I have an interview at Café Nervosa later and need to prepare myself. I wouldn't want to be a burden on the household so I'm getting a job."
I gritted my teeth. Well, this is it, I thought. I decided to go the short and blunt way in my announcement.
"Niles proposed to me last night and I accepted."
Mum looked as if she saw a train barreling toward her.
"What? Is this a joke?" she demanded.
"No, it's not," I said, shaking at her tone. "I love Niles and can't think of any better way to thank him for loving me than to become his wife."
Mum got up and started pacing back and forth, the look on her face becoming tenser as the seconds dragged on. A sense of dread filled me, and I prepared myself for an outburst. It broke like a thunderstorm.
"I know you have this ridiculous attraction to Niles Crane, but I didn't think you'd take it this far! Daphne, I thought you'd come to your senses! Surely there is someone out there who is better and more well-to-do in the world than that timid man who lives in his brother's shadow!"
A fury that I didn't think I was capable of overtook me. I didn't expect mum to understand why I loved Niles. I just wanted her to accept what had happened.
"I don't have anything else to say, Mum," I said rather coldly. "If you can't accept that Niles means the world to me…I feel sorry for you. I thought that, for once, you'd value your daughter's happiness over social status."
I stewed in my outrage until I got to Elliot Bay Towers, where I unburdened myself to a very understanding Frasier. There were advantages to having a psychiatrist for a boss (and future brother-in-law).